James Osborne Craig was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1888. He studied architecture at the Royal Academy of London and then
found work at the office of Sir Ashton Webb in London. He traveled and studied architecture in Italy and Spain before relocating
to New York, where he worked for the architectural firm Carrere & Hastings. In 1915 James Craig moved to Santa Barbara. His
most notable works in Santa Barbara include the Bernard Hoffman house and guest cottages, as well as the restoration of Plaza
de la Guerra and the de la Guerra adobe. James was married to Mary McLaughlin Craig, also an architect, who assisted him throughout
their marriage and helped to complete his projects at the time of his death. James Craig died suddenly at the age of 34. At
the time of his death he was in the midst of the de la Guerra restoration project.

Scope and Content note

The James Osborne Craig papers span 3.5 linear feet and date from circa 1918 to circa 1923, with one item dating from 2007.
The collection is comprised of black-and-white photographic prints and negatives of Craig’s sketches and drawings for architectural
projects; presentation and concept drawings for the design, restoration, and remodeling of buildings in Santa Barbara, Montecito,
Carpinteria, Pasadena, and Palm Springs. Projects include the Bernard Hoffman residence, El Paseo and the de la Guerra adobe
restoration, and residences. Also included are specifications for three houses.

The following arrangement scheme for this collection was imposed during processing in the absence of a usable original order.
The collection is organized into three series: Photographs and negatives, Specifications, and Architectural drawings. The
contents of the personal papers series are arranged alphabetically. The contents of the project files series is arranged into
two subseries: specifications and photographs and negatives. Each subseries is then arranged alphabetically by client name.
The architectural drawings are organized alphabetically by client last name.